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about lowering taxes isn't as attractive to them. therefore i'm not likely to draw them into my campaign. >> joining me now is karen finney former communications director for the dnc and msnbc analyst. karen, great to have you with us. >> good to see you, ed. >> was it a brilliant strategy on the part of the obama team for the president not to use the 47% remark to give an opening to mitt romney because a huge platform of 60 some plus million people. what about that? >> you know, that may very well be. i mean, the thing that, although that is so insulting is, think about it. just the clip you just played, the night that came out, the next day where did he go? fox news. with neil cavuto. again, he really stood by those comments. he said, well, i could have said them a little better but i really stand by the message. for the last two weeks he has been saying i stand by this message that those people, you know, that language, even in his ads he talks about those people, that they wouldn't be attracted to his message of lower taxes? i me
about lowering taxes isn't as attractive to them. therefore i'm not likely to draw them into my campaign. >> joining me now is karen finney former communications director for the dnc and msnbc analyst. karen, great to have you with us. >> good to see you, ed. >> was it a brilliant strategy on the part of the obama team for the president not to use the 47% remark to give an opening to mitt romney because a huge platform of 60 some plus million people. what about that? >>...
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i don't have a tax cut that's $4.8 trillion or $5 trillion. i'm not going to cut taxes on the rich. i don't have a medicare voucher plan. i love teachers, i think we need more of them. i mean, look, don't believe me, speaker gingrich was pretty eloquent in running during the primaries in saying, look, mitt romney will say absolutely anything to get elected. >> well, one thing i have been saying about the campaign is the president needs surrogates out there, he needs confederates, people out there. i love charleston. a lot of people -- rather charlotte because in charlotte you heard an entire political party speaking led by people like deval patrick, the governor of massachusetts, after you saw mr. mayor. i think it sounds better when it's a serenade than when it's a solo. what do you think about that? because the other guy has these terrible attack dogs out there, people like trump pitching the birtherism nonsense, sununu talking about being lazy. you got priebus and his nonsense about him being from europe and foreign and newt saying terrible things not to mention jack welch trying
i don't have a tax cut that's $4.8 trillion or $5 trillion. i'm not going to cut taxes on the rich. i don't have a medicare voucher plan. i love teachers, i think we need more of them. i mean, look, don't believe me, speaker gingrich was pretty eloquent in running during the primaries in saying, look, mitt romney will say absolutely anything to get elected. >> well, one thing i have been saying about the campaign is the president needs surrogates out there, he needs confederates, people...
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if biden can get ryan down into the weeds of is the tax cut plan $5 trillion or $3 trillion and how about entitlements, then biden will -- >> i have sort of a stupid person's guide to how i'm going to do it tonight. i'm going to be really dumb. i'm going to count the times i hear voucher in an hour and a half. if i hear it four or five times, i will say biden is doing pretty good. how many times the phrase personhood is used, two or three. it better come up. the phrase 47%. i'd like -- how about the word bankrupt automobile industry. >> auto. >> these phrases to me were what the president, michael, as a debater failed to do. bring up the topics because topics drives winners. if you're talking about the area the guy is embarrassed about, talking about something that makes you look good, you win. >> exactly. >> he didn't seem to win on that basis. >> he didn't win on that basis because the president was some place other than that debate. >> he was waiting for jim lehrer to bring it up and it's not the format. >> and i think john is exactly right in his conversation with the vice president,
if biden can get ryan down into the weeds of is the tax cut plan $5 trillion or $3 trillion and how about entitlements, then biden will -- >> i have sort of a stupid person's guide to how i'm going to do it tonight. i'm going to be really dumb. i'm going to count the times i hear voucher in an hour and a half. if i hear it four or five times, i will say biden is doing pretty good. how many times the phrase personhood is used, two or three. it better come up. the phrase 47%. i'd like --...
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. >> biden says we want to let the tax cut expire. see you are supposed to be satisfied that the increased tax payments from the rich go to government. that's supposed to make you happy. when i hear stuff like that it's like how can anybody has an iq over that of a pencil eraser. >> stephanie: wow. i think the vast majority of the american people think we shouldn't have tax cuts for the rich, right? >> yeah and limbaugh's complete inability to understand how joe biden might be reelected again, or barack obama, we see this over and over again, just cannot understand incomprehensible, because they have been listening to the rhetoric for the last couple of years. and here they are, three or four weeks away. so they can't figure it out, and that goes back to the jobs conspiracy, polling conspiracy digging up videos from five years ago. these are all dilutional break-downkind of ways. they are trying to understand what is happening. because they don't understand what is happening. they don't engage in american politics anymore, because the
. >> biden says we want to let the tax cut expire. see you are supposed to be satisfied that the increased tax payments from the rich go to government. that's supposed to make you happy. when i hear stuff like that it's like how can anybody has an iq over that of a pencil eraser. >> stephanie: wow. i think the vast majority of the american people think we shouldn't have tax cuts for the rich, right? >> yeah and limbaugh's complete inability to understand how joe biden might be...
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they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. >> indeed. biden's performance was so impressive, the other party was forced to admit that they had taken a hiding. with even mitt romney singing joe's praises today in virginia. >> i think you might agree with me that there was one person on stage last night who was thoughtful and respectful, steady, and poised, the kind of person you want to turn to in a crisis. >> no, no, that can't be right. there must be more to it than that. >> and that was the next vice president of the united states, paul ryan. >> right. he was talking about this guy. >> he talks about detroit. mitt romney is a car guy. >> good one. sell that salesman at the top of the ticket and drives a couple cad laks. but bill clinton today, well, he was a bit incredulous about that line at an event in indiana. >> mr. ryan said last night that governor romney was a car guy. i thought, well, if having an elevator to stack them counts, i guess he was. >> now president clinton, don't you go down that line that mr. romney is just a pluto
they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. >> indeed. biden's performance was so impressive, the other party was forced to admit that they had taken a hiding. with even mitt romney singing joe's praises today in virginia. >> i think you might agree with me that there was one person on stage last night who was thoughtful and respectful, steady, and poised, the kind of person you want to turn to in a crisis. >> no, no, that can't be right....
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i'm a former federal tax lawyer and a business owner. i get how jobs are created but i also understand how they're destroyed. >> joining me now is her competitor, jim graves, the democratic nominee for minnesota's sixth congressional district. jim, thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me on. appreciate it. >> you had no political experience, jim, until you began your campaign. i'm sure your constituents want to hear what makes you qualified to serve in congress? >> i'm a business guy. i've created a lot of jobs. i understand the economy, budgets, how to get things done. obviously michele bachmann doesn't. so i'm prepared to go to congress and get things done, bring people together, make this economy work again and she doesn't. >> you just heard the congresswoman, though. how does your plan for the economy differentiate from hers? >> first and foremost we're not going to lower the minimum wage. that doesn't help anybody. what we need is good wage jobs. she's pledged to go to norquist and coke brothers. i'm pledging myself to
i'm a former federal tax lawyer and a business owner. i get how jobs are created but i also understand how they're destroyed. >> joining me now is her competitor, jim graves, the democratic nominee for minnesota's sixth congressional district. jim, thank you for joining me. >> thank you for having me on. appreciate it. >> you had no political experience, jim, until you began your campaign. i'm sure your constituents want to hear what makes you qualified to serve in congress?...
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they're allowing you to pay only 13% in taxes. the president needs to, quote, throw more punches when he faces mitt romney tuesday. congressman paul ryan shows off his guns, if you want to call them that? new issue of "time" magazine on stands this friday. you see there, the congressman in a foot tow shoot with his workout routine. ryan is a big fan of p 90 x workouts and he hits the gym even when he's on -- that is the funniest expression. i'm sorry. i'm sorry. we'll be right back.fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of tires? your ford dealer. i'm beginning to sense a pattern. buy four select tires, get a $60 rebate. use the ford service credit credit card, get $60 more. that's up to $120. where did you get that sweater vest? your ford dealer. then you may be looking for help in choo
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there aren't enough tax loopholes or tax deductions to pay for romney's tax cut unless you cut into home interest mortgage deductions, unless you get rid of state and local taxes. that will hit the middle class hard. you have to be honest about this. the debate hurt obama and helped romney, and romney's gotten a bump in the polls, although it seems to be flattening out. you look at the new poll in ohio, the president is at 51%, ronl is at 47%. i think the president, the fundamental structure of the race hasn't been changed, but if he doesn't go on the attack, if biden doesn't do a good job against ryan, and if the president doesn't show up and isn't strong in the second debate, then you're going to have a tossup race. >> well, i would disagree with your approach, first of all. i don't approach that way. that's going back and relate gating all the old arguments. in spirit what i would do unlike shrumy, i would take the big issue that is separate the candidates, don't get into the little trench warfare about what's your tax plan and where were you on medicare two weeks ago. i would say whe
there aren't enough tax loopholes or tax deductions to pay for romney's tax cut unless you cut into home interest mortgage deductions, unless you get rid of state and local taxes. that will hit the middle class hard. you have to be honest about this. the debate hurt obama and helped romney, and romney's gotten a bump in the polls, although it seems to be flattening out. you look at the new poll in ohio, the president is at 51%, ronl is at 47%. i think the president, the fundamental structure of...
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, get rid of estate taxes, lower the corporate rate and the individual rate. shift all the money to the top while taking away the economic rights of people at the bottom. this should not be a hard decision to make. i can't believe a voter -- just a minute, martin. i can't believe a voter is going to decide on the basis of dramatic performance when the distances between these two parties is so drastic. >> but you have to concede it's difficult arguing with somebody who ducks and dives with such aplomb. last week mitt romney was the lance armstrong of politics using performanceance hansing lies to win the debate. who is to say that ryan won't do the same tonight? he might just walk away from his budget. >> well, i don't think ryan will because, unlike romney, the game isn't over this week or next month. the game is beginning now for him. he has to stay attached to his right wing constituency. you can win the debate tonight if you're vice president biden by attacking ryan on the hard line positions he's taking knowing he has to fight for them. what do you think h
, get rid of estate taxes, lower the corporate rate and the individual rate. shift all the money to the top while taking away the economic rights of people at the bottom. this should not be a hard decision to make. i can't believe a voter -- just a minute, martin. i can't believe a voter is going to decide on the basis of dramatic performance when the distances between these two parties is so drastic. >> but you have to concede it's difficult arguing with somebody who ducks and dives with...
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they may more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal incomes tax. i have had it up to here with this notion that 47% -- it's about time they take some responsibility here, and instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us to contribute to bring back the middle class, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we're going to level the playing field. >> joe klein, that's a rining riff from my account. the way he pronounced grover norquist is the way i pronounce with a "d" in it, it's like complete disdain for -- >> i think he won the debate at that moment. you know what distinguished that from almost everything else we see in these debates? it was real. that wasn't political talk. that wasn't focus group talk. that wasn't consultant talk. that was just joe. >> okay. there are a number of moments in the debate when paul ryan seemed to be playing defense against biden's attacks. here were the two candidates squaring off on the romney tax plan which remains impossible to defend in terms of mathematics.
they may more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal incomes tax. i have had it up to here with this notion that 47% -- it's about time they take some responsibility here, and instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us to contribute to bring back the middle class, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we're going to level the playing field. >> joe klein, that's a rining riff from my account. the way he pronounced...
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do we raise taxes? if we lower taxes do we get more revenue? what about cutting the size of government? it's just too big. in any downturn all of the businesses in this country cut staff, cut expenses. the government hasn't done the. they have just increased their expenses. >> jay? >> i think you have to look at the spending side of the ledger. in fact, the president said in the debate we need to look at medicaid because as he said it's the biggest driver of debt right now in our country. so there has to be, there has to be a focus and if entitlements are going to have to have a serious look. reform is going to be necessary in order to change the way we are spending money, if we want to continue to ensure that those who need to benefit do benefit in the future. but everything can be examined. every business in this country, every single day examines what they are spending money on, how they're spending the money, making sure that their processes in manufacturing are lean, mean that there is no waste. government can do the same. i know that stat
do we raise taxes? if we lower taxes do we get more revenue? what about cutting the size of government? it's just too big. in any downturn all of the businesses in this country cut staff, cut expenses. the government hasn't done the. they have just increased their expenses. >> jay? >> i think you have to look at the spending side of the ledger. in fact, the president said in the debate we need to look at medicaid because as he said it's the biggest driver of debt right now in our...
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romney's tax returns. do you feel like the list of things that the democrats would like to be talking about here is a different list when it's paul ryan on the stage than when it is mitt romney on the stage? >> i would go to those ideological things. not so much the problematic problems governor romney faces personally but the ideological charts, do we really want to make a woman a murderer if she chooses to end a pregnancy, do we really want to get into that territory morally as a government? do we want to do that in civil society? do we want to be taking a wway e medicare promise to people in any generation when you say to a person when they reach their 80s, go out, get on a bus and go find yourself an insurance company that's going to insure your health at this point. do we really want to do those kinds of things? and was it right to deal ideologically with the auto industry when we had to interrupt the normal processes of the market and do something extraordinary? romney said, no, let it happen. let th
romney's tax returns. do you feel like the list of things that the democrats would like to be talking about here is a different list when it's paul ryan on the stage than when it is mitt romney on the stage? >> i would go to those ideological things. not so much the problematic problems governor romney faces personally but the ideological charts, do we really want to make a woman a murderer if she chooses to end a pregnancy, do we really want to get into that territory morally as a...
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they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. they are elderly people who are, in fact, living off social security. they're veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are, quote, not paying any taxes. i've had it up to here with with this notion that 47% of -- it's about time they take some responsibility here. instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us not to contribute to bring back the middle class, they should be signing a pledge saying to the middle class, we're going to level the playing field. >> that issue of taxes and which side wants to raise them and which side wants to cut them and on whom, that sparked one of the more spirited moments in tonight's debate. >> there aren't enough rich people in small businesses to tax to pay for all their spending. the next time you hear them say, don't worry about it, we'll get a few people to pay their share, watch out. they're coming for you. you can preserve these important preferences. >> it has never been done before. >> it's b
they pay more effective tax than governor romney pays in his federal income tax. they are elderly people who are, in fact, living off social security. they're veterans and people fighting in afghanistan right now who are, quote, not paying any taxes. i've had it up to here with with this notion that 47% of -- it's about time they take some responsibility here. instead of signing pledges to grover norquist not to ask the wealthiest among us not to contribute to bring back the middle class, they...
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unfortunately for us, it's usually on our tax dollars. but he can do no wrong, even after this ridiculous record, this incredible damage that's been done to the united states. none of it matters because the infatuation has turned into a full-blown affair that the media has had with him. now, i know we're going to have audience participation at the end of the program, but as far as i'm concerned, you should feel perfectly welcome to use your noisemakers to let the world know how you feel when we dui our final -- give our finalists the 2012 dishonors knuckle draggers award. and is here we go. our first nominee of the night is former cnn correspondent bob franken, and he's talking about gop candidates on this show called "politics nation." and i submit to you it's on msnbc. i have personally never heard of this show, but you can rest assured there are more people currently in this room than who have ever watched this program. but it was on january 6th. check it out. >> this seemed to be appeals to the extreme right-wing of the republican par
unfortunately for us, it's usually on our tax dollars. but he can do no wrong, even after this ridiculous record, this incredible damage that's been done to the united states. none of it matters because the infatuation has turned into a full-blown affair that the media has had with him. now, i know we're going to have audience participation at the end of the program, but as far as i'm concerned, you should feel perfectly welcome to use your noisemakers to let the world know how you feel when we...
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we don't pay the state of minnesota no taxes, and right now they want us to pay taxes, but it won't happen. that's another political question. >> i mean, we don't want to get near these political ones, but i just can't help but wondering if a native american going into the casino might do a ritual practice to evoke from the spirit - >> luckyness? >> yeah, lucky. right. >> no. no, no. >> but just to clarify one thing you said that i think is very helpful about - you didn't want to get into a political discussion about casinos, but i think what you're saying is that if a native american, like any other human being, goes into the casinos with a sense of honesty, integrity, and therefore, enjoyment, then fine. if they're there for other reasons, then they're going to have a problem no matter who they are. that kind of thing. >> could you explain a little bit about the native americans, what they think about the afterlife, and how that relates to what you were talking about, the rocks and stuff? >> afterlife, i believe we'll all be back together, united in a spirit world. we all live, we're all
we don't pay the state of minnesota no taxes, and right now they want us to pay taxes, but it won't happen. that's another political question. >> i mean, we don't want to get near these political ones, but i just can't help but wondering if a native american going into the casino might do a ritual practice to evoke from the spirit - >> luckyness? >> yeah, lucky. right. >> no. no, no. >> but just to clarify one thing you said that i think is very helpful about - you...
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before you ask directly if i told you that mitt romney hasn't paid taxes for x number of years, would it make you more or less likely to vote for him? some% of people either move when they hear that a mesh or they tell you they wouldn't. people telling you that they would move is a pretty sort of conjectural thing. i wouldn't cognitive growth anyone who told you what they would do under hypothetical senate and given some information. they may or may not already know. that's part of the problem with those polls is that asked people if new piece of -- you may or may not already know. and so, or in focus groups you bring somebody in an jafa doesn't people and show them and add and ask them again, did anyone change their mind. and you're pumping somebody to change their mind. and they're being forced to watch an ad that they might otherwise tonight. so using these experiments programs of the obama campaign has, introduce them into the real world. they randomly assigned mail randomly to pay part of the electorate or the assigned tv ads to the mark. been because they're pulling across those
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, we will not raise sales tax, we will not raise the fuel tax, we will not raise the amusement tax. chicago is known as a city that works and this is our opportunity to deliver a budget that works for the taxpayers. >> chicago public school teachers will see their funds emptied in a matter of a year or so shortly after that the police and fire pension funds run dry right now hiking property taxes by 150%. the mayor spoke a little bit more about the budget pensions. 1800 students are staying at home, the teachers' union in the school board say they are still far apart. lake forest teachers do have a new contract. the district 115 board approved the contract late tuesday after 97% ratification by the union earlier in the day the board also announced a new committee. an animal rights group is asking kraft foods and other companies to stop by and idaho dairy farm undercover video exposes the alleged animal abuse at the facility and its from the group mercy for animals. the firestorm involves the largest dairy operation in idaho, bent corked dairycourt dairy we want to warn you the follo
, we will not raise sales tax, we will not raise the fuel tax, we will not raise the amusement tax. chicago is known as a city that works and this is our opportunity to deliver a budget that works for the taxpayers. >> chicago public school teachers will see their funds emptied in a matter of a year or so shortly after that the police and fire pension funds run dry right now hiking property taxes by 150%. the mayor spoke a little bit more about the budget pensions. 1800 students are...
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we are looking at approximately 5 to 7 companies that are applying for the payroll tax exclusion this year, twitter being a big one. [speaker not understood] lane, zoosk, and i can't remember any of the others off the top of my head. but i know that the cac members have been engaging with executives at twitter at 1 king's lane. i'm p sure they are with the process of the negotiating with the city's administrator. they have increased meetings from once a month to twice a month to accommodate, you know -- we expect a flurry of companies that are going to be applying. and the cbas have to be signed by january 31st. so, it's going to be kind of a busy time of year. but as far as i know, you know, i don't have the latest up to date information, but i don't think any other companies have officially applied for the payroll tax exclusion. i might be wrong on that, but we are looking at about 5 to 7 that will apply. that's basically all i had. do you have any questions? >> no further questions. it would be great to get the lists of the companies that you think would be applying this year. i al
we are looking at approximately 5 to 7 companies that are applying for the payroll tax exclusion this year, twitter being a big one. [speaker not understood] lane, zoosk, and i can't remember any of the others off the top of my head. but i know that the cac members have been engaging with executives at twitter at 1 king's lane. i'm p sure they are with the process of the negotiating with the city's administrator. they have increased meetings from once a month to twice a month to accommodate,...
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walsh says duckworth is a tax- and-spend liberal. the eighth district was recently redrawn to favor the democrats. time is running out to register for next month's election. to handle a last-minute rush of registrations. the chicago board of elections at 69 west washington is open today until midnight. your form must be filled out and signed in ink and can't be submitted by email or fax. and if you mail in your registration. it must be postmarked by today. you can still register after today but you'll have to go to the office in person and cast your ballot during the same visit. a daredevil will have to wait a few more hours before making attempting to break the speed of sound. due to wind conditions felix baumgartner's plan to jump from a balloon at 120 thousand feet above new mexico has been delayed. the red bull athlete will attempt to become the first free-falling human to break the sound barrier. after jumping, he's expected to become supersonic within 35 seconds and ultimately reach about 700 miles per hour. the descent back to
walsh says duckworth is a tax- and-spend liberal. the eighth district was recently redrawn to favor the democrats. time is running out to register for next month's election. to handle a last-minute rush of registrations. the chicago board of elections at 69 west washington is open today until midnight. your form must be filled out and signed in ink and can't be submitted by email or fax. and if you mail in your registration. it must be postmarked by today. you can still register after today but...
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and president obama. >> he will ultimately have to raise taxes on middle income taxes by $4,000 a year. >> reporter: since last week's debate, which romney is widely regarded as having won, both sides argued the other was dishonest. >> he was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which governor romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run. >> reporter: their truth war now on tv. >> not telling the truth about mitt romney's tax plan. >> this was dishonest. >> i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. >> the governor knows his $5 trillion tax cut isn't too popular, so a few weeks before the election, he's trying to pretend it doesn't exist. >> reporter: president obama at a star-studded fundraising concert, heads to san francisco today with romney's poll numbers improving. >> they're looking very good. >> reporter: after the debate, romney is within two points of the president. and tomorrow, both candidates head to ohio, battleground ohio, where early voting is already under way. tomorrow is the last day to register to vote there. veronica? >> thank you. mitt
and president obama. >> he will ultimately have to raise taxes on middle income taxes by $4,000 a year. >> reporter: since last week's debate, which romney is widely regarded as having won, both sides argued the other was dishonest. >> he was a little taken aback at the brazenness with which governor romney walked away from so many of the positions on which he's run. >> reporter: their truth war now on tv. >> not telling the truth about mitt romney's tax plan....
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to the tax cuts. >> if it's true it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option. that's asking middle class families to foot the bill. >> the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's latest add to cut funding for pbs. >> big bird. big bird. he's focused on saving big bird. it's kind of a strange thing in my view because i'm focused on helping the american people get good jobs. >> reporter: sesame street asked the president to pull the big bird ad. >> twice in the six month lead up you had bombings at our compound there in benghazi and it's 9/11 in libya. what other warnings do you need? >> reporter: warnings for president obama romney's closing the gap. the latest poll, reuters has them tied, gallup has him up by 2 and q has them up by 4. >> reporter: we were talking about polls in the battleground state. it also looks like according to other polls that pennsylvania and michigan may no longer be safe bets for the president. lynn? >> tracie pots for us in washington.
to the tax cuts. >> if it's true it's not going to add to the deficit, that leaves only one option. that's asking middle class families to foot the bill. >> the president's charge of a $5 trillion tax cut is obviously inaccurate and wrong. >> reporter: romney also in ohio mocked the obama campaign's latest add to cut funding for pbs. >> big bird. big bird. he's focused on saving big bird. it's kind of a strange thing in my view because i'm focused on helping the american...
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high share of the federal tax burden which is why i want some middle-class tax relief. what do we have to do? by the time the century turns, we have got to have our deficit under control. we have to work out of so that surplus is building up so when the baby boomers like me retire, we're o.k. no. 3, on the pension funds, i don't know as much about it but i will say this. what i would do is to bring in the pension experts of the country, take a look at it and strengthen the pension requirements further because it's not just enough to have a guarantee. we had a guarantee on the s.& l.'s, right? we had a guarantee and what happened? you picked up a $500 billion bill because of the dumb way the federal government deregulated. so i think we are going to have to change and strengthen the pension requirements on private retirement plans. >> thank you. i think we have a question here on international affairs, hopefully. >> we' come to a position where we're in the new world order. and i'd like to know what the candidates feel our position is in this new world order and what our
high share of the federal tax burden which is why i want some middle-class tax relief. what do we have to do? by the time the century turns, we have got to have our deficit under control. we have to work out of so that surplus is building up so when the baby boomers like me retire, we're o.k. no. 3, on the pension funds, i don't know as much about it but i will say this. what i would do is to bring in the pension experts of the country, take a look at it and strengthen the pension requirements...
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they will find a way to tax everything at some point. the guns don't kill people, people kill people. a lot of people who get guns don't get them the way you describe. they get them illegally. they are not going to be taxed. criminal guns are not going to be subject to this. if you want to raise money, you have to find another way to do it. stop taking tax money. >> bill, go ahead and support it. >> i don't carry it. guns were never an issue. i am adamant of not being shot. that goes to all of you haters out there. it pains me to admit it, but it is a vice tax. sometimes it works. since 2002 when we enacted the smoking ban, tax cigarettes to the point of prohibition, the rate of quitting has gone down half a million. the numbers are in and they are big. that makes me sad. don't shoot the messenger, but you can let me bum a smoke. >> i don't understand why owning a gus is a vice. >> they are treating it as such. >> they are poo-poo heads. >> to use a technical term. >> coming up, will you get a better grade if you sleep with your professo
they will find a way to tax everything at some point. the guns don't kill people, people kill people. a lot of people who get guns don't get them the way you describe. they get them illegally. they are not going to be taxed. criminal guns are not going to be subject to this. if you want to raise money, you have to find another way to do it. stop taking tax money. >> bill, go ahead and support it. >> i don't carry it. guns were never an issue. i am adamant of not being shot. that...
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more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? >>> maryland health officials say three more cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in the state bringing the total there to eight. the c.d.c. says nearly 120 people are reported sick across ten states including 11 deaths, but there are reports of a possible 12th death in florida. some lawmakers are calling for stricter regulation of specialty pharmacies like the one in massachusetts that made the steroids injection. >>> there is outrage over a patdown of a terminally ill airline passenger. michele demage was on the way to hawaii with her family for what she calls an end of life voyage. agents asked her to lift her shirt so they could tee her feeding tubes. she asked for a special room but she was deni
more huge tax breaks skewed to the wealthy. while cutting nearly eight hundred billion from medicaid... even though middle-class families rely on medicaid to help loved ones cover nursing-home care. and it helps parents support children with disabilities. if mitt romney really "cares," wouldn't we see it in his priorities? >>> maryland health officials say three more cases of fungal meningitis have been reported in the state bringing the total there to eight. the c.d.c. says...
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if that i want to tax something, subsidize what you want and tax what you don't, maybe they should tax really dumb politicians. >> up next, polls turning in governor romney's favor, strongly, some mainstream media are having a fit, many are turning on the president. we will take that up with the a-team, which is next. liz macdonald. and other file there coming down christopher hahn, next. lou: joining us now the a-team, good to have you here. let's start with you, this market sole off today, it looks very weak, talking with lewis lehrman earlier, i did not hear a lilt in his face talking about future prospects. >> looks like a little cash taken off the table there, running to the sidelines a bit, wire in a recovery of downward gdp revision, any time you see market act skittish, you might say, am i too much invested in the market, should i pullback. lou: looking at this economy, jobless numbers last week, terrific for president obama. 7.8%. yet his numbers are plumb et ceteraing plummeting. >> me had a weak, weak, weak debate last week, and these numbers are catching up to him. the pres
if that i want to tax something, subsidize what you want and tax what you don't, maybe they should tax really dumb politicians. >> up next, polls turning in governor romney's favor, strongly, some mainstream media are having a fit, many are turning on the president. we will take that up with the a-team, which is next. liz macdonald. and other file there coming down christopher hahn, next. lou: joining us now the a-team, good to have you here. let's start with you, this market sole off...
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there is a new tax possibly targeting gun owners, cook county is calling it the violence tax. there is more behind it than just an effort to cut down on violence. the details are few but one thing is for sure, money is behind this one not just the idea of curbing violence on the street. tony preckwinkle says when it comes to plugging that whole nothing can be ruled out. as the count to works to balance our 2013 budgets everything is on the table, everything except property and sales tax increases as the cook county board president tony preckwinkle has a tough job so now she is taxing gun owners firearms and ammo to close the budget gap. cook county suffers from systemic violence. the wide availability of ammunition exacerbates the problem. >> the gang bangers can just as easily as they go across state lines to buy firearms they can go across state lines to buy ammunition this will only hurt the law-abiding gun owners for the state is not going to change anything. >> he says such legislation is only going to put his shop and others out of business when customers usually travel
there is a new tax possibly targeting gun owners, cook county is calling it the violence tax. there is more behind it than just an effort to cut down on violence. the details are few but one thing is for sure, money is behind this one not just the idea of curbing violence on the street. tony preckwinkle says when it comes to plugging that whole nothing can be ruled out. as the count to works to balance our 2013 budgets everything is on the table, everything except property and sales tax...
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because they're partnerships, the tax break is they don't pay any corporate taxes. so they pass on more of the distribution to the investors. so, the range of yield is anywhere from the mid- 4s to some as high as high 6s. so we run a couple portfolios that have five average 6% yields in master limited partnerships. so, it's a little more gamey. they trade essentially like bbb corporate bonds. but they pay a little bit more than bbb corporate bonds. so it's not for everybody, and it's not for your whole income portfolio. but- > > it's a little bit of a risk. > > yeah. there is more risk. it's in the safer area of your portfolio, but it offers more yield and a little bit more risk than traditional bonds. but for the right person it can be a nice way to enhance your yield. > > do these mlps track what's going on with oil or natural gas? > > not as much. when you think about how they function, essentially, if you own the pipeline, and companies run oil and gas through your pipeline, they're paying tolls. so you're like the tollbooth operator, and you charge them a certa
because they're partnerships, the tax break is they don't pay any corporate taxes. so they pass on more of the distribution to the investors. so, the range of yield is anywhere from the mid- 4s to some as high as high 6s. so we run a couple portfolios that have five average 6% yields in master limited partnerships. so, it's a little more gamey. they trade essentially like bbb corporate bonds. but they pay a little bit more than bbb corporate bonds. so it's not for everybody, and it's not for...
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poll tax, literacy test, bizarre registration hours. we passed the civil rights law to prevent that. the second city right not to have your vote canceled up by someone who is an illegal alien, and died, voting twice, or someone who does not even exist. that to file its your sole rights. we can do both. now, an obstacle to this is to reference the previous speaker on fast and furious, the eric holder justice department. they claim there is no voter fraud america. the clinical want to poll taxes. eric holder himself said that. they are suing any state that they can sing their voter i.d. lot is unconstitutional even and has been up held by the supreme court. so where are we with the lyrical the justice department? a complete stall. well, this is no accident. the president of the united states got his start with these issues. his first major political challenge chicago for barack obama was with a group called project vote, a voter registration effort that registered 135,000 people and illinois in '91 and '92. project vote was allied with an
poll tax, literacy test, bizarre registration hours. we passed the civil rights law to prevent that. the second city right not to have your vote canceled up by someone who is an illegal alien, and died, voting twice, or someone who does not even exist. that to file its your sole rights. we can do both. now, an obstacle to this is to reference the previous speaker on fast and furious, the eric holder justice department. they claim there is no voter fraud america. the clinical want to poll taxes....